ROOMS Sitting room, Inner hall, Kitchen/dining room, Utility/shower room, Large cellar, Landing, Three double bedrooms, Shower room  

LOCATION The property occupies a corner position on one of England's most famous and historic cobbled streets. Mermaid Street, in the heart of the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications and fine period architecture. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented. Rye Arts Festival and Rye International Jazz Festival are both held annually. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International from where there are high speed connections to London St. Pancras (37 minutes). Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Rye, tennis at Rye Lawn Tennis Club with reputedly among the very best grass courts in the country, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and coastal walks. 

DESCRIPTION An attached Grade II Listed period property of early fifteenth century origin with alterations in the sixteenth century presenting part colour washed and part weatherboard clad external elevations set with timber casement windows beneath pitched tiled roofs. Internal features include heavy exposed timber framing and a fine inglenook fireplace with a carved bressummer beam. Note: In common with many properties in Rye, Trader's Cottage is subject to a "flying freehold" whereby a part of the property passes above part of the adjoining property. 

GROUND FLOOR A front door with a leaded light pane to the upper section opens into a well-proportioned living room overlooking the cobbled way with exposed timber framing, stairs leading to the first floor, oak flooring and a massive inglenook fireplace with dressed stone jambs and a moulded timber lintel, the spandrels of which are decorated with rose and foliage carving. An inner hallway leads to the double aspect kitchen/dining room, overlooking Traders Passage and Mermaid Street, with a good range of wall and base cabinets with a butler sink with mixer tap, white metro wall tiles, laminate work surfaces, an integrated dishwasher and fridge, built-in electric oven, four burner gas hob, stainless steel filter hood, matchboard panelling and an oak floor. The utility/shower room has a tiled floor and fitments comprising a pedestal wash basin, w.c, fully tiled walk-in shower and plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. A rear door provides shared side access to Mermaid Street.